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Crude Oil forgets the war and shrugs at the tollbooth

Crude Oil finished Thursday at its lowest level in 18 weeks, which means the vast risk premium that built up around this year's conflict has fully bled away, back to pre-war levels. The interesting part is not the round…

AUD/USD Price Forecast: Bearish bias persists below 0.7000

The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades on the front foot against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday as a weaker-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report pushed back expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve (Fed) inter…

Australian Dollar rises as weak US NFP weighs on the US Dollar

The AUD/USD pair climbed near the 0.6930 area on Thursday as the US Dollar (USD) came under pressure following softer-than-expected United States (US) labor market data. The pair advanced as investors trimmed expectatio…

Forex Today: US Dollar weakens after softer US jobs data

The US Dollar Index (DXY) came under pressure near the 100.90 level after the latest United States (US) employment report showed a clear slowdown in hiring. Nonfarm Payrolls rose by only 57,000 in June, while May’s gain…

Indonesia: Stabilising FX and bonds as oil eases – DBS

DBS Group Research economist Radhika Rao notes that Indonesia’s onshore FX and bond markets have stabilised following a correction in global Oil prices, though gains are modest. She highlights USD/IDR’s move below 18000…

Germany: Reform drive supports growth narrative – ING

ING’s Carsten Brzeski analyses a new German government reform package focused on cutting red tape, increasing labour market flexibility, and capping healthcare and pension costs to restore competitiveness. He notes that…

Thailand: Narrow rebound, steady BoT rate – UOB

UOB economists Enrico Tanuwidjaja and Sathit Talaengsatya see Thailand’s 2Q26 starting stronger than feared, driven by exports and technology-linked investment, but with domestic demand still weak. They expect the BOT p…

British Pound rallies as weak NFP smashes Fed hike bets

The Pound Sterling (GBP) registers solid gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday after the latest US employment report missed estimates, reducing the chances of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike. At the time of wr…

United States Initial Jobless Claims dropped to 215K last week

According to a report from the US Department of Labour (DOL) released on Thursday, the number of US citizens submitting new applications for unemployment insurance shrank to 215K for the week ending June 27. The latest …

Eurozone: Minimum reserves debate reshapes liquidity – ING

ING strategists Benjamin Schroeder and Michiel Tukker discuss how a potential increase in the Minimum Reserve Requirement (MRR) by the ECB could tighten Eurozone liquidity and reduce ECB losses. They highlight uneven di…